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Global strategist, world traveler, best-selling author. Citizen of everywhere.

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Thanks to #Trump , Americans are making #Asia great again! Read about the new generation of "American-Asians" in my feature essay for @Ozy . Order #TheFutureIsAsian : @SimonBooks
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What a thrill to be on the cover of PEAK magazine. Very fun to allow them sartorial license and speak with Karen Tee about my nomadic life, funny nicknames, life in #Singapore and #TheFutureIsAsian . You can get the book here:
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At the @wef in #Davos , I spoke to @annemcelvoy about #TheFutureIsAsian and what #Asia integration means for #China economy and the #tradewar : Conversation begins at 14:04. #Geopolitics #Globalization #Economics
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At the @wef in #Davos , I spoke to @annemcelvoy about #TheFutureIsAsian and what #Asia integration means for #China economy and the #tradewar : Conversation begins at 14:04. You can order the book today at . #Geopolitics #Globalization
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Think you know Asia? Watch the exciting trailer for my new book THE FUTURE IS ASIAN and preorder the book today: . #Geopolitics #Globalization #China #India #ASEAN #TheFutureIsAsian #TFIA
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I spoke to @CNN 's Christiane Amanpour @camanpour about how #US #China #trade tensions are just one piece of a much larger puzzle about how the #Asian economic powerhouse is unfolding. #Podcast @CNNi Get #TheFutureIsAsian here:
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I explained to @CNBC Squawk Box how #Asia has accelerated its economic integration and how that has cushioned it both from the financial crisis a decade ago as well as the US-China #tradewar today. Get #TheFutureIsAsian today:
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#China may want to displace #America as the world's leading power, but that doesn't mean it can. It may not even dominate #Asia . Read more in my essay in Foreign Policy magazine. Adapted from The Future is Asian: #geopolitics
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Five reasons Americans are flocking to #Asia . Is it the low taxes, sunny weather, practicing Chinese or escaping #Trump and #Brexit ? You choose! Read more in #TheFutureIsAsian And my article at @CNN @CNNI #travel #economics #expats
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I am pleased to announce the launch of THE FUTURE IS ASIAN, published by @simonbooks and @orionbooks . Read the book to learn what the 'Asian century' will really look like, both in #Asia and wherever in the world you may be!
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India’s rise represents #Asia ’s return to its natural state of multipolarity in which no single power dominates the vast #Asian system. Read my article on @timesofindia . Get #TheFutureIsAsian : #economics #books
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On @MSNBC 's @Morning_Joe program, I spoke with Joe Scarborough @JoeNBC , Mika Brzezinski @morningmika , and guests about the rise of #Asia , its economic trajectory, #geopolitical challenges and political evolution. #TheFutureIsAsian :
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There is no guarantee that World War III will not break out. But we know why it hasn't happened yet. Pre-order #thefutureisasian today! #geopolitics #asia #crazyrichasians #paragkhanna
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The Wall Street Journal says The Future is Asian "offers a valuable and thoroughly researched analysis." Get your copy of the book today.
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#Asia is returning to the stable multipolar order that existed long before #European colonialism and #American dominance. #TheFutureIsAsian . I explained why and how this will happen on @SCMPNews : . #Geopolitics #Globalization #Economics
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It isn't too late for #America to help shape Eurasia's future but it requires a meaningful grand strategy of promoting multipolarity across the world's largest landmass rather than posing a false choice between America and #China . Read my @CNNopinion :
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Want to understand how #China 's 'Belt and Road' is reshaping #Asia and what the US should do? Read my @politicomag essay. #Economics #Globalization #Geopolitics #BeltandRoad #BRI @politico
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Washington has descended into a rhetorical abyss in which credibility rests on shrill chanting about a "New Cold War" with little time devoted to serious thinking about how to wage it. Read my column in @thehill #Economics #Geopolitics
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A great pleasure to speak w/ @Azeem from @ExponentialView on #technology diffusion, the "geotechnology" of competition for #5G and #AI , and #Asia 's economic and social leapfrogging. Get #TheFutureIsAsian : #Podcast #economics #China
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See my interview with David Westin on @Bloomberg 's Balance of Power discussing scenarios for how the US-China #tradewar will unfold and implications for financial markets and Asian #geopolitics . @business #economics #globalization
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"The greatest fallacy permeating geopolitical discourse today is the notion that the 21st century world must choose between American or Chinese leadership. The world has already voted, and the winner is neither." @politico @politicomag #China #geopolitics
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#China is hosting the 2nd #BeltandRoad summit this weekend in Beijing. See how it is reshaping #Asia and how Asia is coming out from under China's shadow in #TheFutureIsAsian : #geopolitics #Eurasia
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"An upbeat examination of a changing 'Greater Asia'... Eurasia’s future is likely to be more ductile than fixed and hegemonic." Read the article on @TheEconomist . Get #TheFutureIsAsian here: #economics #book
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Follow me to keep up on my latest analysis of geopolitics, globalization, and global trends, as well as news related to my books such as 'Connectography' and 'The Future is Asian'.
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Very solid foundations by @balajis on "how to start a new country" but more important is his revolutionary twist: "reverse diasporas" can leap from "cloud community" to "cloud country." A must-read to grasp how political geography may unfold next:
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Watch my interview with @DavidWestin on @Bloomberg discussing scenarios for how the US-China #tradewar will unfold and implications for Asian #geopolitics . Here's why #TheFutureIsAsian : #economics #globalization @business
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Adding screenshot to one of @nntaleb 's most important insights: "too small to fail".
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No principle better correlates to peace than devolution: @nntaleb @TheAtlantic
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World #trade is growing & #USA is being cut out of the fastest growing relationships such as w/in #Asia & between #EU & #China #India due to bad #Trump policy. My essay in @politico :
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. @TheEconomist calls #TheFutureIsAsian an upbeat examination of the fast-changing Greater #Asia . Get the book Here's my #podcast with @AnneMcElvoy on the book and the US-China trade war. @EconomistRadio @1843mag
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Asia’s emergence as the world’s geopolitical and economic center has lent global prestige to a new paradigm for achieving sustainable growth alongside social solidarity. Can the East Save the West? Read my article on @ProSyn #Geopolitics #Globalization
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#Asians don't think of themselves as Asian, but as the new #SilkRoads re-emerge and propel #Asia to the center of the world #economy , #Asians are rediscovering their greatness. Watch my full @TEDxGateway presentation here: . #Globalization #Geopolitics
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Very excited to be speaking @TEDxGateway in #Mumbai #India this December! I'll be laying out the vision of #TheFutureIsAsian : @TEDTalks
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Back on @Morning_Joe to discuss the U.S. trade tariffs on #China , the impact the tariffs are having on U.S. businesses and households, and the #MadeinChina 2025 initiative. Here's why #TheFutureIsAsian : @MSNBC #tradewar
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#History has come full circle with the rise of #Asia . But what does global history look like from the Asian point-of-view? #Amazon has chapter 1 of #TheFutureIsAsian online. Read on and get the book to prepare for the Asian century.
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From #NorthKorea to the US-China #tradewar , #Asia is taking center stage. Read why in my new book #TheFutureIsAsian Here's my #interview about the book with @MSNBC 's @Morning_Joe . #geopolitics
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On @CNNConnect the World, I spoke about how Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's tour of #Asia reflects the country's deepening ties to #Asian powers and tilt away from the #West . @crown_saudi Get #TheFutureIsAsian now:
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Will #China win the global #technology arms race? @Azeem and I discuss that and much else including my new book #TheFutureIsAsian Here's the wonderfully in-depth podcast @ExponentialView #economics #books
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From #trade to investment to #technology , I outlined how #Trump 's #tradewar on #China is having the opposite of its intended effect. Read my article on Quartz. Get my book #TheFutureIsAsian : @qz #Asia #Economics
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#Asia is much bigger than #China . It's an entire interdependent system of nearly 5 billion people and 40% of global GDP. Hear my #interview with @NPR @morningedition about my new #book #TheFutureIsAsian . Get your copy #economics
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From #yoga to #meditation to #mindfulness and beyond, we are all #Asian now! Read my comment in @Thrive on the irrepressible Asianization of the world and how it can make us better people. Adapted from #TFIA : . #books @ariannahuff
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Very true. It's the end of conflating pedigree with merit. Good riddance. Real meritocracy may now arise.
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Many founders aren’t hiring from Harvard. They’re hiring from Twitter.
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“We live in a multipolar system. No smart country sides with only one power.” Why the #USA #Trump can't isolate #China 's new #BeltandRoad Initiative by @MichaelSchuman at @TheAtlantic . More in #TheFutureIsAsian
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China's industrial policy and its #BeltandRoad are facing backlash. #Asia won't be dominated by #China but rather return to its natural state of multipolarity. See my article on @ForeignPolicy and read more in #TheFutureIsAsian :
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Who's going to win the US-China #tradewar ? Learn how "permanent substitution" will play out as #Asia decouples economically in #TheFutureIsAsian And watch my #interview with @CNN 's Christiane Amanpour @camanpour @CNNi #China
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In this @FastCompany article, I explain the emerging Asian world order. From the #BeltandRoad Initiative to Asian's free trade areas, #Asians are leading the way. Grab your copy of #TheFutureIsAsian : #Globalization #economics
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Delighted that #TheFutureIsAsian is the World Economic Forum's #book of the month @wef . Get your copy today and join the discussion: #economics #book #geopolitics #globalization #Asia
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Look forward to discussing #TheFutureisAsian with the World Economic Forum book club @WEFBookClub ! Get your copy of the book today:
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It was an honor to present a future vision for the global system and #Dubai role in it to @HHShkMohd at the #arabstrategyforum . #UAE #economics #trade #GCC
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A big week for Asian diplomacy with ASEAN, ASEAN+3 and APEC taking place and kicking off in Singapore. Leading figures from the USA, Russia, China, Japan, India attest to how the whole world is realizing that "The Future is Asian".…
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On @cgtnamerica 's Full Frame with @mikewaltercgtn , I discussed the emerging Asian century, the #BeltandRoad Initiative, and the fourth wave of Asian economic growth. Understand more about #TheFutureIsAsian #Economics
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Every hotel should do this.
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And here's where it is... All of it.
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More than 75% of global GDP is now outside the US.
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If the 19th century belonged to #Europe , and the 20th century to the #US , then the 21st century will be led by #Asia . Read my #interview with @danielarayaxy @forbes on #TheFutureIsAsian here. Get your copy of #TFIA : @SimonBooks
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Do you think of yourself as Asian? Here is why you should. Watch my @TEDxGateway talk based on my new book #TheFutureIsAsian : . Here's the talk. @TEDx @TEDTalks @TEDNews @TEDpartners #TED #TEDx #TEDTalks
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#Europe getting more #investment from #China according to @TheEconomist : But #EU not a pawn in a US-China game. Rather it is seeking to capture the opportunity created by #trade war. See #maps in #TheFutureIsAsian :
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No principle better correlates to peace than devolution: @nntaleb @TheAtlantic
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Practically every continuous conflict in Eur-East Asia is due to communities fearing the dominance of another/majority rule. Only solved by SEPARATION into small states, as Yugoslavia: Cath-Orth-Musl, was resolved by partition! Iraq: Kurd-Sunni-Shiite Syria: Alawi-Sunni-Druze…
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"The Future Is Asian offers a valuable and thoroughly researched analysis." -- From the Wall Street Journal review of #TheFutureIsAsian . Get your copy here: #Geopolitics #books #Asia #China #India
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How does the #Google ban on #Huawei 's access to the Android OS relate to the US-China #tradewar ? What is #Apple 's fate in #China given declining revenue and potential reprisals? I speak with @YahooFinance . #TheFutureIsAsian :
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Tune in on Jan 24 at 13:00 CET for my #Facebook Live with Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Partner of @McKinsey . Catch our conversation live from World Economic Forum @wef in Davos, Switzerland at #WEF #WEF19 #Davos2019 #WEF2019
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Great to see that #TheFutureIsAsian is both #1 and #2 (and #4 ) in #Amazon list of "hot new releases" in #economics . Get your copy today! #books #Amazon #globalization
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10 ways in which we are transitioning from an age of geopolitics to one of technopolitics. @balajis and I respond to @ianbremmer and @stephenWalt in this @ForeignPolicy essay.
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The 21st century doesn’t belong to China, the United States, or Silicon Valley. It belongs to the internet.
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The global asset management industry is 5% exposed to #Asia , where equity market cap is <60% GDP despite strong growth. As the West slows, where should financial capital flow? Find out in #TheFutureIsAsian : #Books #economics #finance #globalization
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My book #TheFutureisAsian will also be available as an #audiobook via @SimonAudio . Pre-order your copy today for delivery on February 5th: Google Play: Audible:
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A composite map of geographic layers: resources, borders, infrastructure, and demographics. Newly uploaded at: #maps #geography @simongerman600 @PLANETucker
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It is said that in the 20th century, the world was remade in America's image. As the 21st century brings the Asianization of the world, each of us needs to ask: "How Asian are you?" Join the debate. Read "The Future Is Asian." #TheFutureIsAsian
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As the #tradewar escalates further, time to remember where this is all headed: "Asia first" and "America alone" as I explain in this essay for @qz : Adapted from #TheFutureIsAsian :
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#TheFutureIsAsian explores the irrepressible global ‘Asianisation’ through detailed analysis of the region’s major markets. Thanks @Airasia for the highlight! @tonyfernandes Get your copy:
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Leaders in the #SaudiArabia and the wider Gulf must understand that their countries’ economies are a vital link in the #SilkRoad if they are to be major players on the global stage. More on @arabnews : . Preorder #TheFutureIsAsian : .
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We have more trade, more immigration, and more cross-border investment than at any point in history.
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I travel, therefore I am. A motto to live by as I explained to PEAK Magazine in this profile discussing my new #book #TheFutureIsAsian :
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Want to get ahead of the curve on the next #Asian growth wave? Hear my #interview with @asiapodcast 's Steve Stine @sfstine talking about my new book #TheFutureIsAsian : #podcast #Books
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The #anonymous #NYT #NYTOpEd praises the "steady state" (not the #DeepState ), loyal to the state > #Trump . We should all appreciate that s/he is referring to TECHNOCRACY. As in "Technocracy in America." #books #politics #governance #Democracy
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Anyone still wonder why I argue for greater global #infrastructure investment in alternative routes for global #trade ? More decentralized connectivity builds more antifragile systems. @nntaleb #Connectography
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My new book MOVE drops Oct 5. For every copy sold before Sept 30, I'll donate $1 to support @PaulSalopek 's incredible decade-long walk around the world. Support the cause and explore the future of human geography. #EdenWalk #MoveTheBook @outofedenwalk @SimonBooks @ScribnerBooks
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#Singapore ’s global brand is at an all time high. In the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong “You cannot lie low and hope that nobody will notice you.” #TheFutureIsAsian . Get your copy of #TFIA :
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So grateful that @JKynge of @FT finds #TheFutureIsAsian to be "authoritative" and likely to become a “standard reference." Order your copy now: #Geopolitics #Asia #India #China #Economics
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Join me as I present from THE FUTURE IS ASIAN on Feb 13 at 3pm at the @SchimmelCenter at @PaceUniversity #NYC #PaceU . Register now: . #Geopolitics #Economics #Asia #China @paceconfucius
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#India 's standing up to #China in the 2017 border standoff in Doklam contradicts the popular notion that #Beijing can get away with whatever it wants. Find out more in @IndiaAbroad by Suman Guha Mozumder. Get #TheFutureIsAsian :
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The US-China #tradewar carries on, and the lesson for #China is to permanently substitute dependency on #US imports. I explained on @CNBC 's Squawk Box. Get #TheFutureIsAsian : #Books
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I very much enjoyed sharing the stage at @DLDConference with @ajkeen for a discussion on #TheFutureIsAsian . We discussed what the West can learn from Asia's approaches to technology and governance. Watch the full video here: . #DLD19
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